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SUMMARY:Art Calendar: Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night & Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements (SF SoMa) | March 13–Aug. 23\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Details\nDiedrick Brackens: gather tender night | March 13–Aug. 23\, 2026\nYBCA’s  Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night marks the artist’s first Bay Area solo exhibition\, featuring handwoven works that explore tenderness\, migration\, and the natural world. Created with hand-dyed cotton and acrylic yarn\, Diedrick Brackens’s richly layered textiles depict intimate scenes of figures in lush landscapes\, reflecting on queer presence\, desire\, and belonging. Organized by guest curator Eungie Joo\, the exhibition also debuts new works centered on ideas of home\, rest\, and care. \nConjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements | March 13–Aug. 23\, 2026\nYBCA’s Conjuring Power is a multimedia exhibition celebrating the resilience\, creativity\, and cultural legacy of Bay Area queer and trans communities. Featuring murals\, archival photography\, and contemporary video work\, the show brings together artists including Ester Hernández and Serge Gay Jr. alongside materials from the GLBT Historical Society\, tracing a powerful continuum of community\, resistance\, and imagination across generations. Co-curated by Tina V. Aguirre and Caro De Robertis. \nExhibition Dates\, Hours\, Admission\, Discounts\, & Recap \nDiedrick Brackens: gather tender night and Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements is on view at YBCA (SoMa SF) from March 13–Aug. 23\, 2026 \n⭐ HOURS: Open Wednesday–Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  \n⭐ MUSEUM ADMISSION: \n\n\nGeneral Admission Tickets Adults $10\nStudents and Seniors $5\nYouth 17 and under FREE\nMembership starts at $165\n\n\n⭐ MUSEUM DISCOUNTS (FREE GA): \n\n\nFREE WEDNESDAYS & 2ND SUNDAYS\nMuseums for All (show your EBT or Medi-Cal card/ID)\nFREE Admission for Military Personnel\nFREE Admission for Museum employees + 1 guest w/current valid staff ID\n\n\nQUICK GUIDE: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
URL:https://alovelettertoart.com/event/art-calendar-diedrick-brackens-gather-tender-night-conjuring-power-roots-futures-of-queer-trans-movements-sf-soma-march-13-aug-23-2026/
LOCATION:YBCA\, 701 Mission St\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Calendar
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SUMMARY:Art Calendar: Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries at Asian Art Museum (SF Civic Center) | April 3–July 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries | April 3–July 20\, 2026\n\nEvent Details\nChiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries at the Asian Art Museum is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the Bay Area\, bringing together large-scale installations\, sculpture\, video\, drawing\, and stage design that explore themes of belonging\, memory\, and “in-betweenness.” At the heart of the exhibition is Diary\, a monumental installation of red yarn that spans the length of the gallery\, suspending handwritten historical accounts within an immersive web that reflects on identity\, nationality\, and personal history. Across the exhibition\, Shiota draws from her experience living between Japan and Germany\, using her signature thread-based environments to examine absence and presence\, as well as the fragile connections that shape human experience. Also featuring works on paper\, performance documentation\, and stage design materials\, the exhibition offers an intimate look into the artist’s process while inviting viewers to reflect on the shifting boundaries between home\, body\, and memory. *Post to follow soon! \nExhibition Dates\, Hours\, Admission\, Discounts \nChiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries is on view at the Asian Art Museum (SF Civic Center) through July 20\, 2026. \n⭐ ASIAN ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: \n\n\nChiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries through July 20\, 2026\nNew Japanese Clay through June 1\, 2026\nBamboo through April 27\, 2026\nEchoes in the Small Mountaun: Park Dae-sung and the West Coast through July 13\, 2026\nOne Hundred Plays of the Noh Theaterby Tsukioka Kogyo through July 27\, 2026\nA Sound Work by Lala Rukh: Subh-e-Umeed  through Sept. 7\, 2026\nThis American Life through Sept. 28\, 2026\nAl-An deSouza: Table Settings through Nov. 2\, 2026\n\n\n⭐ ASIAN ART MUSEUM HOURS: Open Friday–Monday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday 1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. CLOSED TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY.  \n⭐ ASIAN ART MUSEUM ADMISSION: \n\n\nGeneral Admission Tickets Adults $20\nSeniors 60+ $17\nAges 13–17\, College Students with ID $14\n12 and under FREE\n*SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS + $10 (Includes access to permanent collections)\nMembership starts at $119 GA; $89 Artist/Senior/Student/Teacher\n\n\n⭐ ASIAN ART MUSEUM DISCOUNTS (FREE GA): \n\n\nFREE FIRST SUNDAYS\nDiscover & Go (Free w/library card – may not apply to all counties)\nSF Museums for All (show your EBT or Medi-Cal card/ID)\nCaregiver (one complimentary guest pass for a caregiver or friend accompanying a visitor with special needs. E-mail visit@asianart.org or call 415.581.3531.)\nBlue Star Museum Discount (FREE admission to U.S. active military personnel with applicable ID for up to 5 family members)\nFree General Admission for Asian Art Museum corporate partners.\n\n⭐ ASIAN ART MUSEUM DINING (*Members Receive a 10% Discount)\n\n\nAsian Box. 100% gluten-free and locally sourced (+ vegan options) Vietnamese.
URL:https://alovelettertoart.com/event/art-calendar-chiharu-shiota-two-home-countries-at-asian-art-museum-sf-civic-center-april-3-july-20-2026/
LOCATION:Asian Art Museum\, 200 Larkin Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Calendar
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SUMMARY:Art Calendar: Convergence at NIAD Art Center (Richmond) | April 11–June 26\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Convergence | April 11–June 26\, 2026\nEvent Details\nConvergence at NIAD Art Center explores how ideas cross-pollinate within the studio community\, bringing together works by 45 NIAD staff members and studio artists across painting\, printmaking\, sculpture\, fiber\, performance\, and sound. \nThe exhibition reflects how creative exchange grows through daily conversation\, shared observation\, and collaborative care\, highlighting both artistic practice and the caregiving labor that sustains the NIAD community. \nTogether\, the works form a portrait of an interconnected\, evolving studio shaped by mutual support\, inspiration\, and creative osmosis. \nFeatured Artists:\nHacer Acma\, Ember Avalos\, Camila de Andrade Bianchi\, Deatra Colbert\, Matt Dostal\, Jake Ellis\, Ofra Fisher\, Sylvia Fragoso\, Felicia Griffin\, Shana Harper\, James Heartsill\, Leticia Javier\, Kate Laster\, Michael Nuñez\, Jam\, Shantanice Swain\, Jonathan Velazquez\, Xiomara Rosales\, Christian Vassell\, Nakiesha White\, Maria Radilla\, Sara Malpass\, Heather Hamann\, Karen May\, Colin McAllister\, Aileen McCourt\, Tara Neuffer\, Dawline Jane Oni-Eseleh\, Joshua Solis\, Donzell Lewis\, Kieren Dutcher\, Maggie Preston\, Steen Kjorlie\, Ocean Escalanti\, Liliana Torpey\, Tiara Amar\, Bill Zindel\, Shawn Sanders\, Mat Van Dongen\, Leticia Javier\, Jovi Vidal. \nEvent Dates & Hours \nConvergence is on view at NIAD (Richmond) from April 11–June 26\, 2026. \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, April 11\, 2026 from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.\, with an artist walkthrough at 2:00 p.m. (free and open to the public). \n*The gallery is open Monday–Friday from 10:00 a.m.–4:00p.m.; Second Saturdays 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.; *Other Satudays by Appointment  \nNIAD Art Center is an art and disability organization in Richmond\, California. Here in our online gallery and store you can view and purchase all of the available work of NIAD Art Center studio artists. 50% of all sales go directly to the artists.
URL:https://alovelettertoart.com/event/art-calendar-convergence-at-niad-art-center-richmond-april-11-june-26-2026/
LOCATION:NIAD Art Center\, 551 23rd Street\, Richmond\, 94804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Calendar
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